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Reuters

Naomi Osaka said her “heart dies” when she loses after her exit to Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova in the US Open second round.
The former world No 1 has four major titles under her belt but the second round at Flushing Meadows, Wimbledon and Roland Garros was as good as it got this year for the 26-year-old, who exited the Australian Open in the first round.
On Thursday she lost 6-3, 7-6 as she was unable to get to grips with Muchova’s superb serve-and-volley tennis.
“It’s a little rough because I do take these losses really personally,” she said. “It’s like a dramatic word, but I feel like my heart dies every time I lose.
“I’ve been trying to be more mature and learn and talk more about them.”

Osaka said 2024 has been her “learning year” after coming back to the tour from a maternity break.
The Japanese tennis star has been a champion for mental health in sport as she publicly struggled with the pressure to succeed, telling reporters at the US Open in 2021 that she no longer felt joy – only relief – when she won.
She has a new perspective now, she said, but is having to deal with frequent disappointments after packing her schedule since returning to the tour in January after 15 months away.
“It’s been a little difficult because obviously I can only gauge how I’m doing by results,” she told reporters. “Like, I feel faster.
“I feel better, but I lost in the second round. So it’s a little rough. But, also, it’s been fun playing a lot of tournaments.
“It’s been a commitment for sure, but I’ve been able to go to different cities that I’ve never been to.”
She lost in the second round of qualifying in Cincinnati but gave glimpses of her brilliance in New York as she handed 10th seed Jelena Ostapenko a straight-sets defeat in the first round.
“This year for me has been a learning year. I put a lot of energy and effort into all the tournaments that I played,” she said. “Obviously the US Open is very special to me.”


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For the former world No 1, the second round at Flushing Meadows, Wimbledon and Roland Garros was as good as it got this year


The former world No 1 has four major titles under her belt but the second round at Flushing Meadows, Wimbledon and Roland Garros was as good as it got this year for the 26-year-old.


Naomi Osaka